Japonoconger sivicolus

Japonoconger sivicolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Japonoconger
Species: J. sivicolus
Binomial name
Japonoconger sivicolus
(Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arisoma sivicola Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951

Japonoconger sivicolus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Kiyomatsu Matsubara and Akira Ochiai in 1951, originally under the genus Arisoma.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 300-535 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 57 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Japonoconger sivicolus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Japonoconger sivicolus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Matsubara, K. and A. Ochiai, 1951 [ref. 12898] On the conger eels related to Arisoma nystromi (Jordan et Snyder) found in the waters of Japan and China. Memoirs of the College of Agriculture Kyoto University No. 59: 1-18.
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